Technical Program Manager, YouTube Shopping

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Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager for YouTube Shopping in Zurich, full-time onsite. The ideal candidate has a technical degree or equivalent experience and at least two years in program management, with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives, navigating ambiguity, and applying technical judgment with an understanding of ML. You should be able to structure, plan, and scale programs across team and product boundaries, and demonstrate excellent communication and influence. In this role you will collaborate with Product, UX and Engineering to deliver software programs that make shopping content more discoverable and transactable, manage dependencies and risks, and report progress to leadership. To apply, tailor your resume to show cross-functional delivery, measurable outcomes, risk management, process improvements, and examples of influencing product decisions through data.

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt and grow in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to apply judgement in technical decision making with an understanding of ML.
• Ability to structure, plan and scale programs and projects across team and product area boundaries.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional influence skills.
• Excellent track record in delivering cross-organization and cross-functional software engineering projects.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

“Watch it. Shop it. Love it. From the creators and brands you trust. That's shopping on YouTube.”

In this role, YouTube Shopping provides an opportunity to work on an exciting and high-growth area that is also one of the top priorities for Google. As a part of the YouTube Shopping team, you will build experiences to make shopping content more discoverable, engaging, and ultimately transactable. You will make YouTube more engaging for viewers, more valuable for brands, and give creators a new source of income on YouTube!At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across functions (Product Manager, UX, Engineer) and levels to define and successfully deliver software engineering programs and projects for the YouTube Shopping domain.
• Reduce process friction and build efficiencies.
• Partner with Technical Program Manager leads to support the evolution of operational capabilities across the wider organization.
• Engage with engineering and product teams and encourage them to learn and adopt project delivery best practices.
• Oversee dependencies and escalations, drive visibility on progress and risks to leadership, and foster alignment across stakeholders motivated by shared success.